yep yep, it's fun watching them squat on the line as you hear the turbo start spooling


then


WHAP!

 

Ditto...



CAPTION:

"Men In Black had nothing on this ex-FBI Grand National!
Joe's car happens to be one of the almost mythical ex-FBI Grand Nationals. As we've all heard different urban legends (they were TWIN turbo, they had a special chip that would make them twice as fast as a regular GN, etc.)....it's nice to see one in an enthusiast's hands! His car is quite unique in the fact that it is one of the 200 FBI cars used back in the 80's (and one of the last 100 GNs made), Originally from Alexandria Virginia, It was stationed in Ft. Lauderdale and used by the DEA for drug busts. Miamia Vice, eat your heart out!"


AND...

http://www.jaj.com/space/efrazier/gn.html

 

.. bitchin... got to luv those Grand Nationals!!

 

Was about to post that. No doubt there fast but I think the viper driver could of been a bit better.

 

heh, bad ass video.

 

Damn that viper got killed.

 

Holy shit!! Owned by TWO GNX's!!

 

Don't know why they didn't make this car

I linked it b/c the imaging it won't work.

http://www.supercars.net/PicFetch?pi...egal_gnx-1.jpg

 

CL P Diddy is comes up a red X in that link too.

I thought they did make GNX's?

Are these a different one?

 

Buick made only 547 GNX's.

 

Your missing some major things to the automatic transmission...

Quicker shifts (with a shift kit, yes way faster than a manual)

And the torque converter. You can get a torque converter to lock at whatever RPM you want. I had a 3500 Stall converter in one of my older camaros. I.E. like (but better) dumping the clutch at 3500 rpms.

Why did i do that? My cam power-band started there and went to 6k.

Matt's right.

Stock vs. stock your 100% right.

So no, not for just forced induction setups... thats just not true.

My setup had a perfect launch at 3500 rpms (matched to my cam and my intake) and a shift kit, which was a reverse manual valve body. So I had a auto th400 with a manual shift (hurst slam shifter). Shifted instantaneously.

 

thanks, I had to host them myself

 

That is one fugly concept car.

 

Are you serious? I mean, I wouldn't drive one but I bet you it'd look good blastin' down the street.

 

Yes, I am serious. IMO it looks messed up. I can't believe Buick would even consider taking a classic 2 door GN and turning it into a 4 door concept-Dale Earnheart Edition Regal. I guess diff'rent storkes for diff'rent folks.

 

GNs were/are badass.

 

I had a friend in college (he was from Trumbull, in fact) who had an '85 442 with a built tranny, ported and polished exhaust, and a few other things I can't remember...it was a lot quicker than a stock 307, fo sho!

 

I saw a T-Type yesterday afternoon on the way to work, and I wondered if I'd be biting off more than I could chew if he'd modded it.

 

They still made 442's in '85?

 

Until '87, I believe. Well, it was a Cutlass with a 307 that produced ~ 180-something hp. GM put some 442 badging on it and called it a 442. I do, however, like the 15th Anniversary Hurst/OLDS 442 from '83...Lightning Rods an' all.

 

You're correct. This particular model was from 1985-1987 (until the RWD G-body model went away). It had the almost the same engine from the Monte SS. It was a real sleeper and not many were produced. It had 170 hp but 250 lb/ft of torque and only weighed 3200 lbs. It wasn't in the same performance class as the GN though

Here's a pic (not of mine) for those interested: